Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mike has extensive experience in counseling and assisting clients regarding compliance with U.S. trade controls, particularly economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) administered by the Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Mike has conducted internal investigations, helped companies establish compliance programs, assisted in applying for and obtaining licenses to engage in covered activities, and analyzed the applicability of regulations to activities that fall in gray areas. Mike routinely advises on the application of trade laws in M&A transactions as well.

Mike also has experience in a wide reach of general business litigation, including product liability, corporate governance, antitrust, energy, fraud, corporate criminal investigations, banking, tax, and other complex commercial litigation in the United States and abroad.

Areas of Practice

• Government Regulation
• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• International Trade & National Security
• Corporate Compliance Programs

Representative Cases

• In re Client T
• Acquisition of MPC Products
• Rule 144A and Regulation S Notes Offering

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Trade, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Customs, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Food & Drug Administration, Foreign Investment, Government Agencies & Programs, Housing & Urban Development, International Arbitration, International Banking, International Law, International Taxation, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Law Enforcement Agencies, Litigation & Appeals, Medicare & Medicaid, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, State & Local Agencies, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Veterans' Affairs, Welfare

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Education

• U of Notre Dame

Published Works

• Developments in Economic Sanctions and Export Controls in 2008 and What's Ahead in 2009, 2009
• Navigating U.S. Sanctions Laws: Risks and Benefits of Voluntary Self-Disclosures, Jones Day Corporate Criminal Investigations Newsletter, 2008

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.5470 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com